The Detailer

Remote car starters help drivers bypass the need to turn manual ignitions in cold weather or to hire itinerant valets to look fancy on first dates. Impress your pals with today’s Groupon: for $133, you get an Avital 4103 remote car starter with installation at The Detailer (a $269 value).

The Detailer's specialized technicians equip vehicles of all makes and models with convenient keyless ignition. Sporting an extended range, the Avital 4103's two remotes set engines purring, lock and unlock doors, and startle field mice nesting in glove compartments from up to a quarter-mile away. Once cars are started, a built-in timer keeps engines from running endlessly and wasting precious fuel. Though not included in today's deal, most new vehicles require an additional bypass module ($99), which circumvents complex ignition systems and adds extralong handles to Model T crank starters.

The Detailer

At The Detailer, owners Matt and Brandi Snedden draw on more than 24 years of auto-industry experience to meet drivers’ cosmetic car needs. Performing a comprehensive menu of detailing services, the specialized technicians take care to hand wash paint and use chamois to delicately dry droplets like a concerned pet owner catching its lizard’s tears. The expert staff includes two paint-and-body specialists who handle aesthetic requests such as paint correction and restoration, as well as an audio/video technician who installs high-tech upgrades, including GPS navigation and remote car starters. All of Detailer's services are available on location, or techs will travel to homes or offices with the shop’s mobile unit in tow, allowing customers to easily fit maintenance-and-upkeep measures into their schedules.